Easter easy reading – Húsvét olvasmány

Easter Holiday

Easter is a Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion as described in the New Testament. Easter is the culmination of the Passion of Christ, preceded by Lent, a forty-day period of fasting.

The last week of Lent is called Holy Week including Maundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday), commemorating the Last Supper and its preceding foot washing, as well as Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Easter is followed by a fifty-day period called Eastertide, or the Easter Season, ending with Pentecost Sunday.

Easter is a moveable feast, meaning it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. The First Council of Nicaea (325) established the date of Easter as the first Sunday after the full moon following the March equinox. The date of Easter therefore varies between 22 March and 25 April.

Easter is linked to the Jewish Passover by much of its symbolism, as well as by its position in the calendar. In many languages, the words for „Easter” and „Passover” are identical or very similar. Easter customs vary across the Christian world, and include sunrise services, and decorating Easter eggs, a symbol of the empty tomb. Additional customs that have become associated with Easter and are observed by both Christians and some non-Christians include egg hunting, the Easter Bunny, and Easter parades.

resurrection – feltámadás

crucifixion – keresztre feszítés

Lent – Böjt

to commemorate – megemlékezni

moveable feast – mozgó ünnep

equinox – napéjegyenlőség

Jewish Passover – zsidó húsvét

tomb – sír